to force open; to push open
clanging; empty; deserted
floor above; floor upstairs
empty; hollow; bare; vacant; deserted
to watch steadily; to stare
vigorous; cheerful; assertive
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
several weeks; a few weeks
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
specialization; specialisation
everyday life; daily life
for many days; for several days
how many months?; how long?
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to live in hiding; to live as a recluse
muddy water; red-light district
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
just one person; only one
to forget completely; to leave behind
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
difficult to ...; hard to ...
internal organs; viscera; intestines